Category: Music Interview

Lanterns On The Lake on the Hyundai Mercury Prize: “Politics seeps into the music”

Lanterns On The Lake on the Hyundai Mercury Prize: “Politics seeps into the music”

Ahead of the winner being announced tonight, Lanterns On The Lake‘s Hazel Wilde has spoken to NME about their nomination…

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Corey Taylor: ‘If I can wear a mask for a two hour Slipknot show, people can wear one for five minutes in a grocery store’

Corey Taylor: ‘If I can wear a mask for a two hour Slipknot show, people can wear one for five minutes in a grocery store’

It’s almost 20 years since Corey Taylor – he of Slipknot and Stone Sour fame – opined ‘People = Shit’….

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Anna Meredith on her Hyundai Mercury Prize nomination: “It’s taken me a while to have the balls to write like this”

Anna Meredith on her Hyundai Mercury Prize nomination: “It’s taken me a while to have the balls to write like this”

Before the winner of this year’s Hyundai Mercury Prize is announced, acclaimed Scottish composer Anna Meredith spoke to NME about…

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American roots star Pokey LaFarge picks the best country artists you’ve never heard of

American roots star Pokey LaFarge picks the best country artists you’ve never heard of

Not content with releasing his eighth studio album ‘Rock Bottom Rhapsody’, this year singer-songwriter Pokey LaFarge also made his movie…

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iDKHOW debut ‘Razzmatazz’ video and tell us about their debut album: “A lot of artists treat art like a product”

iDKHOW debut ‘Razzmatazz’ video and tell us about their debut album: “A lot of artists treat art like a product”

When iDKHOW’s 80’s emo pop banger ‘Razzmatazz’ was released last week, it was meant to come with a music video….

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Deftones: “Even in our worst moments, we persevere”

Deftones: “Even in our worst moments, we persevere”

“We’re surrounded by debris of the past,” croons Deftones frontman Chino Moreno on the title track from the Sacramento art-metallers’…

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De’Wayne wants to “make a national anthem we can rage to”

De’Wayne wants to “make a national anthem we can rage to”

“When you’re Black and you try and do alternative music, you’re going to have so many stupid opinions from other…

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Sports Team on the Hyundai Mercury Prize: “If we win £25k, it’s going behind the bar”

Sports Team on the Hyundai Mercury Prize: “If we win £25k, it’s going behind the bar”

“I think we’ll just stick it behind the bar,” Sports Team frontman Alex Rice tells NME of their plans for…

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Porridge Radio on the Hyundai Mercury Prize and new music plans

Porridge Radio on the Hyundai Mercury Prize and new music plans

With the Hyundai Mercury Prize just a few days away, Porridge Radio‘s Dana Margolin has spoken to NME about the…

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Courting: Unflinching social observations delivered with rampant sense of fun

Courting: Unflinching social observations delivered with rampant sense of fun

Courting have wasted no time in getting under the skin of the UK on their first three singles. The Liverpool…

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